In the Spanish League continued at Estadio Son Moix, Sautrday (14/01/2012), Madrid winning 2-1 over the host. Gonzalo Higuain goals reply to Tomer Hemed, and Jose Callejon El Real ensure victory in the last five minutes.

This victory makes Iker Casillas et al still give distances in Barcelona in second place. Of the 18 games they bagged 46 points, eight points ahead of Barca, who will face Real Betis on Sunday evening.

Madrid plays his first round with the bad. In the 10th minute they almost conceded an attack that was built from Mallorca. From a cross Hemed, Victor Casadesus successful past Casillas with his heel, but the ball was still rolling on the side of the goal.

Two minutes later another stab Mallorca to Madrid penalty box, before Casadesus fell after a duel with Lassana Diarra. Kubu Los Bermellones requested a penalty, but the referee ignored him.

Mallorca continues to look dangerous, and again had the opportunity in the 28th minute. Hemed made it through Sergio Ramos, but ultimately did not meet with a touch of the target area, thin-wide in the goalkeeper Casillas.

Hemed then broke the score at minute 39. Starting from short Korner, Gonzalo Castro off a cross into the penalty box, and Hemed diving header which goalkeeper dismantle Los Blancos.

Madrid’s chances in the first round is very limited, except through a volley Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo free kick. The most dangerous is when Ramos kick from Xabi Alonso’s free kick hit the crossbar.

In the second half Mourinho put Higuain and pull out Diarra. In the 59th minute he also took off Kaka and Fabio Coentrao to the field, replacing Alvaro Arbeloa and Marcelo.

Also began to improve their game. Benzema in action by receiving feedback from Mesut Oezil mature, but his hard shot flew over the crossbar. Kaka also almost scored in the 70th minute, before the kick by goalkeeper Dudu Aouate.

Two minutes later, Madrid sought goal that is created. Oezil become an architect with his ball Sodoran to Higuain, who then managed to pass them into the Mallorca goal. Score changed to 1-1.

Madrid got momentum, and Ronaldo put pressure kick hard, but it was wide. Ramos even put the ball in the ball from Alonso, but the referee judged offside.

In 85 minutes to a maximum momentum when Callejon managed to break the host’s goal. Spain striker fired a cross that is unable to reach goalkeeper Aouate, and making El Real won 2-1.

Team Line-up:

Mallorca: Dudu Aouate, Ivan Ramis, Chico, Pablo Caceres, Pablo Lopez Cendros, Joao Joao Victor Victor, Fernando Tissone (Alfaro 87), Gonzalo Castro, Pereir aM, Tomer Hemed, (Marvin Ogunjimi 64), Victor Casadesus (Jose Luis Marti 84)

Real Madrid: Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo (Fabio Coentrao 59), Álvaro Arbeloa (Kaka 59), Xabi Alonso, Lassana Diarra (Gonzalo Higuain 45), Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Maria Callejon, Karim Benzema, Mesut Oezil

Albion looked the most likely to find a winner, but a superb Norwich counter ended with Grant Holt crossing for Morison, who made no mistake from close range.

The Canaries were looking to avenge a 1-0 defeat to the Baggies back in September, courtesy of a third minute goal from Peter Odemwingie.

But since that early autumn loss, the East Anglians have eclipsed their opponents and, with just one defeat in six matches, sat six places and three points ahead of Roy Hodgson’s men coming into the return.

As Albion’s injury crisis began to ease, Jerome Thomas, Paul Scharner and Youssouf Mulumbu all returned to the starting line-up, while Norwich manager Paul Lambert made five changes to the team that beat Burnley in the FA Cup, including bringing back goalkeeper John Ruddy.

The Baggies had failed to find the net in the last three Premier League matches, but a morale-boosting Simon Cox hat-trick in the 4-2 FA Cup victory over Cardiff had The Hawthorns faithful eager for more.

And it was the hosts who came closest to opening the scoring after five minutes.

Odemwingie was given time and space on the edge of the box only to see his rasping drive somehow pushed onto and over the bar by the sprawling Ruddy.

It was the visitors, themselves fresh from putting four past Burnley, who next hit the woodwork.

A flick looking for Morison was cleared by the sliding Ben Foster straight into the Norwich man’s legs and rolled agonisingly off the outside of the West Brom post.

The let-off galvanised the Baggies, and Odemwingie should have done better with a shot that flew well wide of Ruddy’s post before the Norwich keeper awkwardly palmed an Odemwingie cross narrowly over the incoming James Morrison.

In a rare foray, Simeon Jackson hooked a snapshot beyond Foster’s post, but as Albion continued to press, Ruddy again denied Morrison, stopping his dinked effort.

Ayala then survived a penalty appeal after clipping Jerome Thomas’s foot and Surman was in the right space to clear Morrison’s left-foot volley off the line.

And West Brom’s failure to convert their chances came back to haunt them with two minutes of the half remaining.

A quick Norwich counter saw Jackson hold the ball up for Wes Hoolahan and the skipper showed good vision to pick out Surman who fired past Foster.

Albion were immediately on the front foot as they looked for a leveller after the restart.

Morrison fired well over the bar before Scharner also blasted off target when the cross seemed the better option.

Morrison again wasted another opportunity with another wayward effort and was almost made to pay when Jackson tested Foster at the other end.

Hodgson reacted by bringing on Long for Odemwingie and Graham Dorrans for Scharner to an almost instant impact as Long swivelled in the box only for his shot to ricochet off Ruddy’s legs.

But the West Brom man was not to be denied for long. Thomas swept into the box and was halted by a reckless challenge by Ayala.

Referee Mike Dean deemed the offence worthy of just a yellow card, but Long’s cheeky spot-kick sent Ruddy the wrong way to make it 1-1.

As the hosts pressed, Craig Dawson missed a gilt-edged chance when he headed straight at Ruddy from eight yards out, but it was Norwich who struck the telling blow.

Youssouf Mulumbu overran the ball on the edge of the Norwich box and a swift and incisive counter-attack released Holt who perfectly picked out Morison to finish, despite Foster’s desperate attempt to keep the ball out.

Norwich saw the rest of the match out comfortably and while the win sees the Canaries further consolidate their comfortable ninth place, Hodgson is once again casting an eye over his shoulder at the foot of the table.

Source: Eurosport

TEAM LINE-UP:
WBA: Foster, Jara, McAuley, Dawson, Shorey, Morrison, Mulumbu, Scharner, Thomas, Cox, Odemwingie. Subs: Fulop, Dorrans, Thorne, Mattock, Long, Fortune, Tamas.

NORWICH: Ruddy, Martin, Whitbread, Ayala, Naughton, Johnson, Pilkington, Surman, Hoolahan, Morison, Jackson. Subs: Subs: Steer, Drury, Crofts, Holt, Fox, Bennett, Wilbraham.

Public White Hart Lane was even more shocked by the goal for the visitors when the game runs 22 minutes. Striker Steven Fletcher managed to break the Spurs goal with his header from Roger Johnson’s rebound blocked by goalkeeper Brad Friedel.

Spurs actually knows more about the game, but a number of opportunities they are not up to produce a goal, partly because Wayne Hennessey scintillating game in goal Wolverhampton.

However, the host attempts to equalize see the results in the early minutes after the break. Six minutes after the restart, Luka Modric ripped through the nets Wolves kick flattening, of the cooperation Rafael van der Vaart and Gareth Bale.

Statistics Soccernet noted, the Lilywhites have a 61% ball possession, doing 26 shots, seven of which were on goal. While the Wolves only do five shots, and three towards goal.

Of the many opportunities, the Spurs defeated goalkeeper Hennessey six times. For the record, Hennessey has become the first goalkeeper in this season that the 100 rescue.

1-1 score lasted until the game is finished. Spurs are still in third place with a value of 46, two points adrift of Manchester United, who tonight’s 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.

Manchester City still topped the standings, also with a value of 48, but ahead on goal difference from Manchester United and still leaves one game, against Wigan on Monday the day after tomorrow. Next week (22 / 1) Spurs will travel to Manchester City headquarters.

Team Line-up:

Tottenham: Friedel, Bale, Kaboul, Dawson, Walker, Assou-Ekotto (Rose 80), Lennon (Defoe 74), Parker, Van der Vaart, Modric, Adebayor

Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Ward, Johnson, Berra, Foley, Edwards (Milijas 81), Kightly, Henry, Frimpong (Hunt 67), Jarvis (Elokobi 85), Fletcher